Anti-epidemic dramas launched overseas and aroused strong resonance.


  "The most beautiful retrograde" moved overseas Chinese audiences (attention from overseas Chinese)

  In the "Turning Point of Life" unit of "Together", Zhang Jiayi (left) plays the role of Dean Zhang Hanqing, who is suffering from frostbite. The prototype is Zhang Dingyu, Dean of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital.

  Photo source: TV series "Together" official Weibo

  "Articles are combined for the times, songs and poems are combined for things." When China's epidemic prevention and control achieved major strategic results, the first anti-epidemic-themed TV series "The Most Beautiful Retrograde" appeared on the CCTV integrated channel Gold on September 17 File, and ended on September 26.

Immediately afterwards, another anti-epidemic era report drama "Together" has also been broadcast simultaneously on Jiangsu Satellite TV, Dragon TV and other platforms since September 29.

  At the same time, the two anti-epidemic dramas were launched on overseas platforms, which aroused strong resonance among overseas Chinese at home and abroad.

  Since September 23, "The Most Beautiful Retrograde" has been broadcast on overseas platforms such as Facebook and Youtu with simultaneous commercial authorization, and multilingual translations in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese have also been launched overseas.

Thousands of miles to help, stick to the post, unite in strength, and overcome the difficulties together...Through these video records, overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese audiences at home and abroad recalled the days of "anti-epidemic" together.

  Ordinary stories of real people

  "The Most Beautiful Retrograde" is composed of 7 unit stories, and "Together" also uses unit dramas to tell 10 stories about the epidemic.

  Each story is derived from real life, and the characters in the play are mostly processed based on the prototype characters.

  Wang Zhifei, who played the role of President Hua in the "Retrograde" unit of "The Most Beautiful Retrograde", is based on Zhang Dingyu, the director of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. Although he suffers from frostbite and has limited mobility, he still sticks to his position.

Song Xiaoqiang, played by Deng Lun in the "I am Dalian" unit of "Together", is based on Jiang Wenqiang, a volunteer from the isolation ward of Wuhan First Hospital. He was stranded in Wuhan because he walked in the wrong carriage, and then he overcame his fear and became a hospital volunteer .

After returning to his hometown of Dalian, he encountered a sudden epidemic, and he again applied for volunteering.

  With these realistic group portraits, the whole play is full of real and vivid realism spirit.

  "(In the TV series) these people are ordinary people around us, just like our parents, brothers and sisters, colleagues, friends and neighbors." When he first watched "The Most Beautiful Retrograde", the returned overseas Chinese Wang Lanxiang felt that the show was very real.

  She said: "Of course they have all kinds of shortcomings. After all, in the face of catastrophes, everyone has a little selfishness. However, everyone also has a heart of dedication. When facing the epidemic suddenly, the psychology needs a process of transformation, but the flaws are not covered up, this will not change the stalwart image of these retrogrades in the slightest."

  As she said, many of the protagonists in the play also retain the deficiencies of ordinary people. For example, the nurse Zou Xiaoxi (Xu Jiao) in the "Happy Community" unit of "The Most Beautiful Retrograde" was assigned to visit the community at the beginning of the epidemic. At this time, it is not hesitating, but resisting.

  It is precisely because the details in the play reflect the true and complete humanity that it appears natural and moving.

  It is precisely because of countless retrogrades who have stepped forward that the country's epidemic prevention and control can achieve phased victory and put people's lives back on track.

This drama presents the stories of their work in front of the audience, allowing the audience to see that every ordinary and great little person is shining in this war epidemic.

  Lin Wei, an international student living in Canada, was impressed by the line in "The Most Beautiful Retrograde", "Come back safely, I will take care of your housework for a year."

"I saw this news video on Douyin before, and I was very moved at the time. I didn't expect to see this clip again in a TV series, and I felt touched again."

  Pay tribute to the hero

  The characters in the play correspond to the prototype characters in reality, so most overseas Chinese audiences use "moving" as the key word when talking about the afterthought.

  "Although the domestic epidemic has been basically brought under control, after experiencing that period of love and mutual assistance, and then re-experiencing the original feelings from the TV series, I am still very moved." Wang Lanxiang said.

  “We still have an epidemic here, but fortunately, my family is in the country, which makes me very at ease.” Wang Fan, who lives in Australia, is very happy that the anti-epidemic drama can be broadcast online. “The epidemic is a struggle between humans and viruses. Countless brave ordinary people are the most beautiful heroes in the fight against the epidemic. Some are going against the current and some are coming forward. I am proud of the strength of the motherland and the unity of our compatriots. We should be grateful to every retrograde!"

  "When I saw the opening of the movie on Weibo, I was already a bit sore. After watching the full version of the story on Youtu, I really couldn't speak... Seeing the end from the beginning, tears really burst. Come up." Xie Feng, a Chinese who has lived in the United States for many years, was particularly excited when he talked about the anti-epidemic drama. "We China can always overcome many difficulties, and the Chinese have never won a battle!"

  Lin Wei said: "Why are we so moved? I think this is because each of us is a participant in this epidemic prevention and control battle. Every character in the TV series may be ourselves or our relatives or friends. Each plot may be a reality that we have encountered before, because we have experienced it personally, so we are more moved."

  Especially for the background characters of the anti-epidemic drama-the medical staff, including the military doctor Xiao Ning (Chen Shu) in the "Retrograde" unit of "The Most Beautiful Retrograde", and the "Inflection Point of Life" unit of "Together" Dean Zhang Hanqing (played by Zhang Jiayi) and others, the persistence and dedication of these roles made the medical staff who had fought on the front line more empathy.

  "From the outbreak of the epidemic to today, I rarely have time to rest. I travel between home, hospitals and other medical institutions every day." said Zhang Yuanyuan, a nursing staff working in the UK, "but I saw those in the drama who helped Hubei fight the epidemic. The white soldiers of the team will feel that what we do will be remembered, and no matter how hard it is, it is worth it."

  Remember the history and look forward to the future

  The haze of the epidemic has not yet completely dissipated. Therefore, the anti-epidemic drama records the history of what is happening, and truly preserves the memory and shines on the present.

  The grand narrative and the spirit of the masses are presented in the play through detailed scenes, which arouses the empathy of audiences at home and abroad to the greatest extent, and also evokes memories of some people.

  "One of my high school classmates worked in the street office in their hometown. From the outbreak of the epidemic at the end of January to the resumption of work and production in April, she did not take a day off for more than three months, and often worked overtime to deal with emergencies. When the preliminary protective equipment was insufficient, I also took considerable risks to visit the community like in a TV series. So when I sent back masks to my relatives in China, I specifically told her to give them some.” Zhang Yuanyuan recalled.

  She said: "My sister also gave her some masks given by a friend. My sister told me that the most difficult and dangerous thing during the epidemic was these grassroots workers, except for our medical staff. We must provide for these ordinary people. And the great little people like it, they are the backbone of the country!"

  In the view of Liang Guanjun, chairman of the East American Chinese Association, the anti-epidemic drama well reflects the bravery and dedication of ordinary people in the face of turbulent epidemics. These "most beautiful retrogrades" are ordinary people in ordinary lives. , But all came forward at extraordinary times and became the heroes of the people.

  As a report of the times, the two anti-epidemic dramas only took less than half a year from creation to broadcast. Due to the short script preparation and production time, regrets are unavoidable.

  "It would be better if this drama uses Mandarin with a Hubei accent, or Mandarin with accents from all over the country." Wang Fan from Hubei has higher expectations for the anti-epidemic drama.

  Similarly, Liang Guanjun is also full of hope for future anti-epidemic dramas: "I sincerely look forward to more people-centered and innovative anti-epidemic dramas coming out, and continue to present a rich spiritual feast for overseas Chinese. "